Things to do and see in Arkansas.

Arkansas  First of all you can drive across Arkansas using the longest route (West Memphis to Texarkana (Arkansas)) in about 5 hours)  Little Rock is pretty much smack in the middle where I30 and I40 cross.  

Little Rock has the William J Clinton Library, a National Civil Rights Museum, and is a very pretty small city.  Northeast Arkansas has a great tourist cave in a state park (Blanchard Springs Caverns) and some nice scenery.  Northwest Arkansas is the Ozark; beautiful trails and mountain views (yes these are baby mountains)  The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is in Fayetteville (Arkansas). 

Not far from Little Rock is Hot Springs National Park, the only national park that is also a city.   President Clinton graduated from Hot Springs High School.   There are 3 hotels which tap the springs for their hot water supply and have on site spas and 'bath houses'   The National Park Services operates another bath house in the historic Bathhouse Row; there is also one that is restored in the style of the turn of the 20th century.  

Did you know that there is an actual diamond mine in Arkansas and you can go there and dig for diamonds?   Other gemstones have also been found there.   

You can easily go to Memphis and tour around there.  Enjoy all the music related sights, the Elvis stuff, Mud Island, bbq on Beale Street, The Peabody Little Rock and the ducks.    Here is a link to the Official State Travel Guide    http://www.arkansas.com/

The William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock has some amazingly diverse exhibits--last year they had an Oscar de la Renta retrospective and they have a pretty extensive permanent exhibit about the Clinton presidency which was a doozy.

In terms of outdoor activities, there's something called the Arkansas River Trail that's about 80 miles long and is a big trail you can jog/walk/bike on. It's pretty great.